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Moriwaki-Althea Honda are not in testing action at Jerez. BMW WorldSBK Team only used transponders for the final hour of track action. 1. Stefan Bradl GER HRC MotoGP Test Team 1m 39.152s 60 laps*

Jorge Lorenzo is hopeful of being close to full fitness by the time the 2019 MotoGP season rolls around on March 10th after a “very stupid” training crash fractured his left scaphoid and threw his preseason plans up in the air.

Ahead of his first MotoGP outing of 2019 Marc Marquez has admitted the recent surgery performed on an injured left shoulder was “more complicated than expected” and revealed doctors’ prognosis of a recovery time is as long as four months.

Dani Pedrosa says he was turned down for the Honda test rider role due to his size compared to the rest of its MotoGP riders ( Marca )

HRC director Tetsuhiro Kuwata sees new signing Jorge Lorenzo as a ‘true champion’ for taking on the challenge by joining Repsol Honda but doesn’t expect working processes within the team to alter at the reigning MotoGP world champions.

Having opted for shoulder surgery after the final MotoGP test of 2018 at Jerez, Marc Marquez gave an update on his physical condition during today's Repsol Honda team launch in Madrid.

Troy Herfoss will return to the World Superbike championship with a wildcard entry to the 2019 season opener at Phillip Island, while fellow Australian Tom Toparis will wildcard in the World Supersport class.

MotoGP’s Dr. Xavier Mir has estimated Jorge Lorenzo will be “without doubt” ready for the 2019 season opener in Qatar and his scaphoid fracture was unrelated to his recent left wrist injuries.

Jorge Lorenzo's Repsol Honda preparations have been dealt a blow after it was confirmed that the triple MotoGP champion will miss the opening 2019 test at Sepang due to his recent left-wrist injury.

Dani Pedrosa talks about life after retiring from MotoGP, future ambitions and battling his latest injury ahead of stem cell surgery ( Marca )

Jorge Lorenzo will undergo surgery on a fractured left scaphoid in his wrist, two days before the Repsol Honda MotoGP team launch after suffering the injury while training in Italy.

New Repsol Honda rider Jorge Lorenzo has been taken to hospital in Verona suffering with hand pains and has undergone checks on a potential scaphoid injury.

Max Verstappen has now “matured enough” to compete for and win Formula 1 world championships, according to former driver-turned-pundit Karun Chandhok.

With pre-season testing preparations being finalised and targets being drawn up for the 2019 MotoGP world championship, Crash.net looks over what key objectives each manufacturer will be desperate to get right.

The provisional 2019 World Superbike entry list has been officially published with an 18-rider line-up set to make up the grid.

The 2019 World Supersport entry list has been officially published by championship organisers with a 25-rider grid set to contest the upcoming campaign.

Not long after 15.30 on a rainy autumn afternoon outside Valencia, the curtain came down on one of modern grand prix racing’s more distinguished careers. Come the evening of November 18 th , Dani Pedrosa was reflecting on the last of his 289 grand prix in a stellar 18-year career.

Jenson Button and Naoki Yamamoto will reunite to defend their Super GT title with Team Kunimitsu Honda for 2019, as Honda Racing confirms its full racing programme for the new year.

Honda Racing Corporation has extended its partnership with Estrella Galicia 0,0 for two more years despite the loss of the Marc VDS MotoGP squad.

Dani Pedrosa has been ruled out of MotoGP testing action for KTM as he prepares to undergo a stem cell surgery on a double collarbone fracture which has recently been detected.

Repsol Honda will officially launch its 2019 MotoGP team, unveiling Jorge Lorenzo alongside defending world champion Marc Marquez, on January 23 rd in Madrid with the help of Mick Doohan and Alex Criville.

Marc Marquez has stepped up his rehabilitation following shoulder surgery as he bids to return to full fitness in time for MotoGP pre-season testing next month.

KTM boss Pit Beirer quashes ideas of handing Dani Pedrosa MotoGP wildcard entries as the Spaniard “has no plans to race again” – Speedweek

Jorge Lorenzo says weighing up the positives and negatives he’ll face adapting to Repsol Honda in MotoGP he still sees an edge he can use on his rivals from the “extra challenge and excitement”.